Palestinian prisoners’ issue discussed at the European Parliament

[ PIC 19/05/2013 - 07:47 PM ] BRUSSELS, (PIC)– UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners raised the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on the sidelines of a meeting held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Nakba anniversary, in coordination with Council for European Palestinian Relations. Mr. Mohammed Hamdan, head […]

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Prisoner Barghouti refuses to drink water after being isolated

[ PIC 19/05/2013 - 12:26 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Wa’ed Society for Detainees and Ex-detainees said that the Israeli authorities transferred on Friday evening captive leader Abdullah Barghouti, sentenced to 67 life terms, to solitary confinement. Wa’ed said in a statement on Saturday that prisoner Barghouti has been on hunger strike for the past 15 […]

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Administrative detainees to start a hunger strike at the beginning of June | #PalHunger

[ PIC 17/05/2013 - 11:12 AM ] RAMALLAH, AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Palestinian administrative prisoners in Israeli jails decided to launch an open-ended hunger strike at the beginning of the month of June. Sources in the captive movement inside the Negev prison said that the administrative detainees decided to go on an open-ended hunger strike after […]

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#PalHunger | Prisoner Eyad Abu Khudair from Gaza starts open end hunger strike demanding his release

[ PIC 15/05/2013 - 09:23 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian prisoner Eyad Abu Khudair launched on Tuesday an open-ended hunger strike in protest at the occupation authorities’ refusal to release him after the completion of his sentence. Muhjat Al-Quds Foundation for Prisoners said in a statement on Tuesday that the prisoner Eyad decided to go […]

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#PalHunger | Female captives threaten to go on hunger strike

. [ PIC 14/05/2013 - 08:54 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian female prisoners in Israeli occupation jails have threatened to go on hunger strike to protest medical neglect against their oldest serving prisoner Leena Jarboni. The Palestinian prisoner society said in a statement on Monday that Jarboni was suffering acute pain, adding that she is […]

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Detainee Ayman Abu Daoud on 25th day of hunger strike

[ PIC 09/05/2013 - 08:52 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Detainee Ayman Abu Daoud entered on Thursday his 25th day of hunger strike protesting his detention by the Israeli occupation forces. Abu Daoud, from Al-Khalil, started his open hunger strike on April 14 demanding his immediate release as he was arrested in February 2012 few months […]

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Thaer Halahle’s detention extended

[ PIC 09/05/2013 - 08:42 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday extended the detention of Thaer Halahle, from Kharas village in Al-Khalil, until Monday. Local sources recalled that Israeli occupation forces had arrested Halahle from his home on April 10. Halahle went on hunger strike for 78 days in Israeli occupation […]

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Detained journalist Mohammed Awad declares hunger strike

[ PIC 06/05/2013 - 08:50 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The journalist detainee Mohammed Awad, from Ramallah, has declared an open hunger strike since Saturday protesting his continued arrest by the PA preventive service despite a court ruling ordering his release. The detainee’s family appealed to human rights and media institutions to intervene for his release. […]

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Israeli jailers bar Jordanian hunger strikers from having fluids

[ PIC 04/05/2013 - 01:57 PM ] Jordanians rally in Amman in support of their prisoners AMMAN, (PIC)– The Israeli prison authority prevented the Jordanian hunger strikers from drinking any fluids except water in order to force them into ending their strike which they started on Thursday, according to an informed source. The source said […]

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LIVE BLOG | FREE #PALHUNGER STRIKER AYMAN ABU DAOUD!

Related News will be continuously updated below this post Profile of Ayman Abu Daoud by Addameer Click here for a PDF of Ayman’s Profile.  Name: Ayman Yousef Ahmad Abu Daoud Residence: Wadi Al Hirya/Hebron Date of Re-arrest: 13 February 2012 Date of birth: 10 January 1982 Prison: Isolation in Jalameh (Kishon) Prison Age: 32 years […]

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IPS isolates the Jordanian hunger strikers

[ PIC 03/05/2013 - 05:30 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has isolated the Jordanian prisoners who declared an open hunger strike protesting their detention conditions and to pressure the Jordanian government to intervene for their release, Palestinian human rights sources revealed. The Waad Association for the Support of Palestinian Prisoners confirmed […]

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Prisoner Abu Armila on hunger strike to protest his administrative detention

[ PIC 02/05/2013 - 09:25 PM ] JENIN, SALFIT, (PIC)– Captive Mohammed Hassan Abu Armila, 42 from the Jenin refugee camp, announced entering an open-ended hunger strike to protest the continuation of his administrative detention. Captive Abu Armila’s wife confirmed to PIC’s correspondent that her husband has started to refuse food on Wednesday. She said […]

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Israeli occupation offers to deport prisoner Jamal Nouri outside the country

[ PIC 02/05/2013 - 09:07 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Captive Jamal Nouri appeared on Tuesday morning before Israeli military court in Eishel prison in Bir Sheva, where the judge offered to deport him outside the country. Nouri’s wife told PIC’s reporter that the court offered to deport her husband for two years outside the occupied […]

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Al-Eesawy Slowly Recovering Following His 9-Month Hunger Strike

Tuesday April 30, 2013 00:32 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Monday April 29 2013, Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that Palestinian detainee, Samer Al-Eesawy was moved from the Kapalan Israeli hospital to the Al-Ramla prison clinic, adding that the detainee is slowly recovery from his nine-month hunger strike. Detainee Samer Al […]

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What you don’t know about hunger strike? ~ by Nour Mahmoud

Al Qassam website |April 29, 2013 |  By Nour Mahmoud Always, you hear a Palestinian joins hunger strike, so why hunger strike? This article will show you new information about hunger strike.Now remember the Israeli soldier “Ghilaad Shalit ” who came to Gaza to kill Palestinians but the resistance captured him for 5 years ; […]

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#PalHunger | Sit-in staged in solidarity with hunger striker Abu Daoud

[ PIC 29/04/2013 - 07:53 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Dozens of citizens, MPs, representatives of national and Islamic forces, and the Palestinian prisoner’s society staged a sit-in on Monday in Al-Khalil in solidarity with detained hunger striker Ayman Abu Daoud. Dr. Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, spoke at the rally hailing […]

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Prisoner Jamal Nouri threatens to return to hunger strike

[ PIC 27/04/2013 - 09:59 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Prisoner Jamal Nouri has threatened to return to his hunger strike if the Israeli court did not rule his release by 30th April. Nouri’s mother told the PIC reporter that her son went on hunger strike for more than 58 days, which greatly deteriorated his health […]

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Imprisoned in isolation, on hunger strike: Ayman Abu Daoud ~ by @docjazzmusic

Musical Intifada | 27 April 2013 | By Dr. Tariq Shadid aka Doc Jazz Source: Palestinian Prisoners’ Club – Ramallah, Palestine Name: Ayman Yousef Ahmad Abu Daoud Residence: Wadi Al Hirya/Hebron Date of Re-arrest: 13 February 2012 Date of birth: 10 January 1982 Prison: Isolation in Jalameh (Kishon) Prison Age: 32 years old Marital status: […]

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Captive Ayman Abu Daoud’s wife appeals for saving her husband’s life

[ PIC 25/04/2013 - 06:49 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The wife of hunger striking prisoner Ayman Abu Daoud, held in solitary confinement in Al-Jalameh interrogation center, appealed to the Palestinian leadership and factions to intervene and get her husband released. She denounced through Ahrar center for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights the silence and inaction […]

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BREAKING | Samer Issawi’s Victory Letter – English/Arabic – Translation by @docjazzmusic

Musical Intifada | 25 April 2013 18:46 | By Dr. Tariq Shadid aka @docjazzmusic (translation by Tariq Shadid – see Arabic original below) God is Great, Praise be to God God is Great, Praise be to God God is Great, Praise be to God I thank God above all for this victory, and for his […]

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Resheq: Issawi forced occupation to acquiesce

[ PIC 24/04/2013 - 09:23 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has renewed his movement’s commitment to prioritize the issue of prisoners above all other national issues. Resheq was speaking in a press statement on Wednesday commenting on the news that Jerusalemite hunger striker Samer Issawi would be released from […]

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Prisoner Younis Al-Haroub ends his hunger strike following deal

[ PIC 24/04/2013 - 09:17 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Palestinian prisoner Younis Al-Haroub ended his hunger strike that lasted for 65 days in exchange for his release following an official deal with the Israeli prosecutor. Yousuf Al-Haroub, the brother of Younis, told Quds Press that his brother was given a written pledge to release him […]

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